diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/refaster/Template.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/refaster/Template.java
index df1b5a16fd1d..dce971213b5a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/refaster/Template.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/refaster/Template.java
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@
 public abstract class Template<M extends TemplateMatch> implements Serializable {
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Template.class.toString());
 
-  public static final boolean AUTOBOXING_DEFAULT = true;
-
   public abstract ImmutableClassToInstanceMap<Annotation> annotations();
 
   public abstract ImmutableList<UTypeVar> templateTypeVariables();